Informality Revisited
The author develops a view of the informal sector in developing countries primarily as an unregulated micro-entrepreneurial sector and not as a disadvantaged residual of segmented labor markets. Drawing on recent work from Latin America, he offers...
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okr-10986-191812021-04-23T14:03:42Z Informality Revisited Maloney, William BANKING SYSTEM CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL PROJECTS CHILD LABOR DAY CARE DECENTRALIZATION DISCRIMINATION ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELASTICITIES EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXCHANGE RATE FAMILIES HEALTH CARE HOUSING INCOME INCOME TAXES INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS INFLATION INSURANCE LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR LEGISLATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LEGISLATION MARKET DISTORTIONS MIGRATION MINIMUM WAGES MORTALITY MOTHERS OCCUPATIONS OPPORTUNITY COSTS PENSIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOODS PURCHASING POWER RETIREMENT RIGID WAGES RISK TAKING SAFETY SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SECURITIES SELF EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL RESEARCH SOCIAL SECURITY STREAMS TAX SYSTEMS TRANSPORT UNEMPLOYMENT URBANIZATION WAGES WORKERS YOUNG WORKERS The author develops a view of the informal sector in developing countries primarily as an unregulated micro-entrepreneurial sector and not as a disadvantaged residual of segmented labor markets. Drawing on recent work from Latin America, he offers alternative explanations for many of the characteristics of the informal sector customarily regarded as evidence of its inferiority. 2014-08-01T16:36:29Z 2014-08-01T16:36:29Z 2003-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/2128871/informality-revisited http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19181 English en_US Policy, Research working paper series;no. WPS 2965 Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2965 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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BANKING SYSTEM CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL PROJECTS CHILD LABOR DAY CARE DECENTRALIZATION DISCRIMINATION ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELASTICITIES EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXCHANGE RATE FAMILIES HEALTH CARE HOUSING INCOME INCOME TAXES INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS INFLATION INSURANCE LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR LEGISLATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LEGISLATION MARKET DISTORTIONS MIGRATION MINIMUM WAGES MORTALITY MOTHERS OCCUPATIONS OPPORTUNITY COSTS PENSIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOODS PURCHASING POWER RETIREMENT RIGID WAGES RISK TAKING SAFETY SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SECURITIES SELF EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL RESEARCH SOCIAL SECURITY STREAMS TAX SYSTEMS TRANSPORT UNEMPLOYMENT URBANIZATION WAGES WORKERS YOUNG WORKERS |
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BANKING SYSTEM CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL PROJECTS CHILD LABOR DAY CARE DECENTRALIZATION DISCRIMINATION ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELASTICITIES EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXCHANGE RATE FAMILIES HEALTH CARE HOUSING INCOME INCOME TAXES INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS INFLATION INSURANCE LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR LEGISLATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LEGISLATION MARKET DISTORTIONS MIGRATION MINIMUM WAGES MORTALITY MOTHERS OCCUPATIONS OPPORTUNITY COSTS PENSIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOODS PURCHASING POWER RETIREMENT RIGID WAGES RISK TAKING SAFETY SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SECURITIES SELF EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL RESEARCH SOCIAL SECURITY STREAMS TAX SYSTEMS TRANSPORT UNEMPLOYMENT URBANIZATION WAGES WORKERS YOUNG WORKERS Maloney, William Informality Revisited |
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The author develops a view of the
informal sector in developing countries primarily as an
unregulated micro-entrepreneurial sector and not as a
disadvantaged residual of segmented labor markets. Drawing
on recent work from Latin America, he offers alternative
explanations for many of the characteristics of the informal
sector customarily regarded as evidence of its inferiority. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Maloney, William |
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Maloney, William |
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Maloney, William |
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Informality Revisited |
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Informality Revisited |
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Informality Revisited |
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Informality Revisited |
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Informality Revisited |
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informality revisited |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/2128871/informality-revisited http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19181 |
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